Who Is That Guy?

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Lindy
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Who Is That Guy?

Wed Jun 23, 1999 1:11 am

Does anybody have some info about Howard Hughes????
Its very important for me.
Thanks in advance.

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RE: Who Is That Guy?

Wed Jun 23, 1999 2:33 am

Don't know that much, why not put his name into the search engine? He's not exactly the most obscure person you could hope to look up. My knowledge is that he owned TWA during it's heyday (60s), also owned or controlled part of General Dynamics, who built (specifically for TWA) the Convair 880 and 990. He also owned one of the big film studios (like MGM or someone) and made lots of films including aviation and war epics. He was a pilot, and built what was the biggest plane in the world (for about twenty years held the record), and that plane was the Spruce Goose, still to this day in a hangar next to the Queen Mary ocean liner at Long Beach CA (it only made one short flight, with HH at the controls). Finally, he was very eccentric, used to haul executives out of bed at 4 am to watch his old films. And he used to hold board meetings at the LA town dump. And he grew his fingernails very very long. And that's all I know.
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RE: Who Is That Guy?

Wed Jun 23, 1999 3:12 am

Thank you very much!!! I got here everything I need.

Thanks Again
Rafal
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Antti
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RE: Who Is That Guy?

Wed Jun 23, 1999 5:50 am

One correction:Spruce Goose was moved to a another location a couple of years back.I think it´s nowdays in some aviation museum in Oregon.

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Lindy
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RE: Who Is That Guy?

Wed Jun 23, 1999 10:05 pm

Does anybody have a picture of that aircraft????

Thanks
Rafal
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dan
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Spruce Goose

Wed Jun 23, 1999 11:20 pm

Hi,

You can find a lot about Spruce Goose at this place:

http://sprucegoose.org/sprucegoose/history/history1.htm

Regards

Dan
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Lindy
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RE: Spruce Goose

Thu Jun 24, 1999 12:24 am

Thanks a lot to all of you!!!
I have really great info about HH.
Thanks Again
Rafal
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